I used meth off and on for almost 25 years & then stopped for a good 2-3 years.
And I'd just like to say that it CAN get better for some people. I think it's because I'm biased though. I've always enjoyed opioids more than stimulants, because opioids ACTUALLY give me energy, motivation & relieve me of depression symptoms. But it's more of a mild, "natural" sort of feeling of energy, where as stimulants just feel like forced stimulation. So it was pretty easy for me to go extended periods of time without having any meth cravings, cause I've always been on opioids or some other drug anyway.
I think that's probably the only way some one could get better easily though or stick to it, is by not really being a fan of meth or being on stims in the first place.
Whenever I have used meth & then stopped & jumped back on my usual drugs, I ALWAYS notice all my other drugs will be lacking in euphoria or mood lift, because of how much damage & abuse my dopamine receptors just received from a meth binge. It also killed my sex drive & interest in sex for awhile.
But it all started getting better after those 2-3 years. Until idiots around me brought that bullshit back into my life for awhile.
One way to look it is at least stopping meth just means going back to boring baseline levels of dopamine, it's not actually causing a "physical dependence" like opioids, benzos, alcohol & other drugs can. Or maybe it can, they're always discovering new things about drugs they didn't know about. But to my knowledge, there's no "meth receptors" in your body crying out to be agonized by an exogenous molecule is what I'm saying. And the brain can absolutely heal over time & rewire itself & all that. It's just going to take time & most people give up before they get through enough time to see results.
I get so frustrated with the meth addicts in my life, because they ALL see how stupid & damaging meth is to their personalities & to their bodies, etc.. and they're always talking about quitting & then they can't even last a week before they're doing it again. I've had friends who have literally told me like 500 times over the past few years that they were going to stop meth & then were right back at it in no time. Now I just have to laugh in my mind & ignore it whenever one tells they're quitting, cause I know it's bullshit. Where as I was able to say no & go months or years without a relapse because I hate being in that state of mind that meth use causes.
People have to remember that once you reach a milestone when it comes to stopping, you're actually gonna feel more "high" knowing how long you've stayed away from meth. You'll look at other people high on meth & be like "thank god that ain't me & I don't have to deal with how they're gonna feel right now". I'm serious.
If some one TRULY wants to quit meth & they can make it long enough, you will start to feel so much better about not being tweaked out. And you'll feel sorry for the people in your every day life that you see who can't seem to put it down because they think life will never be enjoyable again. But it can be & will be if you put in enough time to heal. Life will never make you feel as high as meth, but with enough time, you start to get those rushes of dopamine back from normal every day things, like going out to a festival, going to see fireworks, driving around for fun, falling in love, enjoying art & music again, having a normal healthy sex drive, it all comes back again if you just make it long enough without using meth.
Idk if I agree with the hostility towards opioid addicts or people on methadone though. Opioid users are nothing like tweakers honestly. I would know, as I've also been an opioid addict for 20 years. They are miracle drugs for people with severe depression & fibromyalgia or chronic pain issues. Everyone's drug use journey is gonna look different, there is no one size fits all approach for anybody. Only trial & error. It's actually not THAT easy to get on methadone either. You WILL be chained to a clinic. And most insurance does not actually cover the cost of the medicine, it only covers it if it gets prescribed & then sent to a pharmacy, which is not how methadone clinics work. Most methadone & suboxone clinics require that you also do therapy or even attend shit like NA. So I wouldn't say the US just "gives people methadone & sends them back out on the streets". You're required to go dose your methadone at a methadone clinic every day, some times for years, until they trust you enough to give you take home medicine. If you don't have reliable transportation or are some one who needs their medicine before they can focus on activities like driving, then you're screwed & your only other option is Subs.
